The Seattle Fire Department haz-mat team, aided by first-arriving Seattle firefighters, are the city’s responders for possible terrorist attacks and toxic industrial accidents. Though the city hasn’t seen a multicasualty chemical attack, the team that’s dispatched about 75 times a year is trained to deal with one. …

According to a Seattle P-I analysis of Metro reports, roughly 150 assaults against drivers are reported annually, having reached a high in 2006 of 189 reported attacks. This post lists the top 10 most dangerous routes for drivers, according to data provided by Metro. …

A 17-year-old who had been ordered to leave Nickelsville became hostile when police arrived Sunday, assaulting and threatening officers, police said. But police incidents at Nickelsville – referred to as Tent City by officers – are not common, department spokeswoman Renee Witt said. …